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Dragonfly
DOS1986 shooter
In 1986, Dragonfly emerged as one of those simple but strangely addictive action games. Picture a cross between a shooter and an abstract insect simulator. The graphics are blocky,...
Carrier command
DOS1989 vehicle simulation
Part RTS, part simulation, Carrier Command was ahead of its time in the same way that an aircraft carrier is ahead of a canoe. You control a futuristic warship, launch aircraft and...
Castle Adventure
DOS1984freeware action-adventure
Castle Adventure is what happens when a medieval fantasy RPG gets crammed into a game smaller than your average selfie. ASCII graphics? Check. Typing commands like “GET SWORD...
Conflict: Europe
DOS1989 strategy
In Conflict: Europe, the Cold War goes hot, and you’re in charge of keeping things cool—or launching World War III. It’s a strategy game with a doomsday timer, wh...
Acheton
DOS1987 adventure
Acheton (1987, DOS) is one of those text adventures where the game cheerfully tries to kill you every five minutes — and does so with words. You're tossed into a sprawling, b...
Jumpman Lives!
DOS1991remake action
Larn
DOS1986freeware rpg
Bible Builder
DOS1992 puzzle
Ever wanted to combine your love for trivia with Old Testament knowledge and 256-color DOS graphics? Bible Builder is here to test your biblical memory one verse at a time. It's li...
Space Ace 2: Borf's Revenge
DOS1991 adventure
Space Ace 2: Borf’s Revenge (1991, DOS) doubles down on everything that made the first one iconic — and maddening. Borf is back, still blue, still obnoxious, and once a...
Indiana Jones: Revenge of the Ancients
DOS1987 adventure
Football Fanatic
DOS1998freeware sports
Bloodwych
DOS1989 rpg
Step into a dungeon, take a left at the creepy skeleton, and say hello to Bloodwych, the 1989 DOS game that proves co-op first-person dungeon crawling can be both confusing and odd...
Caesars Palace
DOS1989 strategy
More smoke-filled backrooms than a noir film and enough slot machines to trigger déjà vu—Caesars Palace is your low-res Vegas getaway. You're given a pile of ch...
Heimdall
DOS1992 rpg
Risky Woods
DOS1992protected action
Eagle Eye Mysteries: The Original
DOS1993 adventure
Before London called, Eagle Eye Mysteries: The Original laid the groundwork with a simpler, more classroom-friendly approach to detective work. This is edutainment done with confid...
Murder Club
DOSWindows XP/98/951991 adventure
Phantasie 1
DOS1987protected rpg
Never mind
DOS1989 puzzle
Rambo First Blood Part 2
DOS1985 adventure
The Grandest Fleet
DOS1994 strategy
Dalek Attack
DOS1992 shooter
Dalek Attack is the digital embodiment of Doctor Who’s “run for your life” mantra—except here, you can also shoot back. Playing as the Doctor or one of his ...
Dracula in London
DOS1988 strategy
Released in 1988, Dracula in London was part strategy, part board game, and all atmosphere. You weren’t just staking vampires; you were managing resources, characters, and ti...
Football Glory
DOS1995freeware sports
Burger Blaster
DOS1983 action
Before BurgerTime stole the fast-food spotlight, there was Burger Blaster—a game where you build burgers by shooting them. With a gun. Because why not? This early arcade-styl...
Battle of Antietam
DOS1985protected strategy
Civil War buffs, rejoice. Battle of Antietam (1985) lets you relive one of the bloodiest days in American history... via pixelated dots and turn-based tension. There’s no fla...
Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy
DOS1992 puzzle
Imagine Marble Madness had a caffeine overdose and fell into a platformer. That’s Bumpy’s Arcade Fantasy. You control a perpetually bouncing ball named Bumpy (creative,...
Joust VGA
DOS1990remake action
Adventure Fun Pak
DOS1987freeware action
Caverns of Kroz 2
DOS1989 action
Hot on the heels of the first, Caverns of Kroz 2 (also 1989) doesn’t mess with the formula—it sharpens it. More puzzles, more monsters, more reasons to scream at fallin...






























